LIVERPOOL FC have received no offers from two Indian businessmen linked with taking over at Anfield, the ECHO understands.

The club today refused to comment on reports linking them with a potential buyout by the Sahara Group, run by multi-millionaire Subrata Roy, and separate interest from India’s richest businessman, Mukesh Ambani.

Liverpool managing director Christian Purslow confirmed last month the club was embarked on a process to attract new investors or even owners – but said it was likely to take a number of months.

The Echo understands there has been no contact with Anfield from either of the Indian businessmen or their representatives, let alone any concrete offer at this stage.

Sixty-two year-old Roy is chairman of the Sahara Group, a conglomerate which deals in property, media and tourism and has assets totalling more than $12billion.

He founded Sahara Group in 1978 and is coming to the end of a four-year £55m sponsorship of the Indian cricket team.

Sahara has been linked with ownership of one of the next IPL franchises – possibly to be based in the northern Indian city of Lucknow – where the group is headquartered.

The group was also linked with a possible Manchester United shirt deal last February but it fell through.

Today a spokesman for the Sahara Group would neither confirm nor deny a morning report that suggested Roy’s interest in Liverpool was “serious”.

“We are presently not in a position to comment,” Sahara spokesman Abhijit Sarkar said.

However, Mukesh Ambani – the seventh richest man in the world – has denied claims that he is among those interested in investing in Liverpool.

“There is no truth to the report. We deny it completely,” Reliance spokeswoman Sudeep Purkayastha said.

But Echo sources indicate Ambani’s Reliance Group are weighing up a potential involvement with Liverpool FC.